Staff in mental health services need clearer guidelines

Staff and patient perspectives on unmet need and therapeutic alliance in community mental health services.

BACKGROUND Therapeutic alliance between clinicians and their patients is important in community mental healthcare. It is unclear whether providing effective interventions influences therapeutic alliance. AIMS To assess the impact of meeting previously unmet mental health needs on the therapeutic alliance between patients and clinicians. METHOD Secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal ...

Stalking and mental health: do we need guidelines?

Who Gets Needed Mental Health Care? Use of Mental Health Services among Adults with Mental Health Need in California.

BACKGROUND Timely and appropriate treatment could help reduce the burden of mental illness. PURPOSE This study describes mental health services use among Californians with mental health need, highlights underserved populations, and discusses policy opportunities. METHODS Four years of California Health Interview Survey data (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) were pooled and weighted to the 2013 popul...

Does relative deprivation predict the need for mental health services?

BACKGROUND Several studies postulate that psychological conditions may contribute to the link between low relative income and poor health, but no one has directly tested the relationship between relative deprivation and mental health disorders. In this paper, we investigate whether low income relative to a reference group is associated with a higher probability of depressive disorders or anxiet...

Suicide Prevention in Mental Health Services—A Qualitative Study of a Web Based Program for Mental Health Care Staff

Background: Further strategies are needed to deal with the high losses to suicide. New modalities should be explored within the context of suicide prevention. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate participants’ experiences of a web based program for mental health care staff, including its potential clinical relevance. Methods: Nineteen participants participated in five focus groups. Data wa...